Toy branding iron



March 20, 1956 L- O. HILDER TOY BRANDING IRON Filed April 20, 1955INVENTOR ATTORNEY United States Patent TOY BRANDING IRON Leonard 0.Hilder, Arlington, Va. Application April 20, 1955, Serial No. 502,692

2 Claims. (Cl. 46-175) The invention has relation to toy branding ironsdesigned to transfer a pattern in ink to the surface being branded andequipped with means acting upon manual pressure to create a sibilantsound.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, as set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a branding iron according to the preferredform of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail cross section taken on the line 2--2, Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a plan or face view of the rubber stamp, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the invention.

In these drawings the numeral 1 designates a stamp, consistingpreferably of a design in metal, faced in rubber. This stamp, in thepreferred form of the invention, is attached by means of a stirrup 2 tothe shank 6 of the carrier, said shank terminating in a loop to form thehandle 3. Attached to the grip portion of the handle is a hollow shell 4of flexible, resilient material such as plastic or rubher, having asingle perforation in its wall, so proportioned with relation to theshell as to create a sibilant, hissing or spluttering sound by thepassage of air therethrough when the handle and its underlying shell issqueezed in the hand of the user, as the brand is applied. Upon releaseof such pressure the shell will resume its original form.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, refer ence numeralshave been applied similar to those employed for similar parts in Fig. 1,but distinguished by the exponent In this case the shell 4 is attachedto and connects the stirrup 2' and the stamp, and is designed to becollapsed as pressure is exerted on the handle 3', to give forth thesibilant sound.

I claim:

1. A toy branding iron comprising a rubber stamp designed to transfer apattern in ink, a carrier comprising a stirrup in supporting relationwith said stamp, and a shank attached to said stirrup and provided atits opposite end with a handle, and a flexible, resilient hollow shellprovided with a single restricted perforation and attached to saidcarrier, the perforation being so proportioned with relation to theshell that upon collapse of said shell under manual pressure the passageof air through said perforation will create a sibilant sound.

2. A toy branding iron comprising a rubber faced stamp designed totransfer a pattern in ink, a shank provided with a stirrup attached tosaid stamp and a handle at its opposite end, and a flexible, resilienthollow shell provided with a single restricted perforation and attachedto and forming part of the grip portion of said handle, the perforationbeing so proportioned with relation to the shell that upon collapse ofsaid shell under manual pressure the passage of air through saidperforation will create a sibilant sound.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS200,418 Wickham Feb. 19, 1878 230,879 Lamb Aug. 10, 1880 624,020 HeanyMay 2, 1899 2,559,384 Anderson July 3, 1951

